dog dreams

Here's a picture from Taylor (age 7).
Her cartoon has a surprisingly adult-ish wit to it I think. The New Yorker cartoons have nothing on this.

Can you tell she wants a puppy?

Billy Graham Center Archives

Wheaton College hosts the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism which has a robust archival program that "gathers, preserves and makes available for use unpublished documents on the history of North American nondenominational Protestant efforts to spread the Christian Gospel." I met the head archivist, Bob Shuster, via email through a mutual contact at SIL. He's been offering me words of encouragement as I transition to archiving within a missional context.

The BGC Archives has a wonderful website chock full of informative articles, interesting exhibits, and finding aids to their collections.

I highly recommend these to start with:

Postcard Evangelism, Part I : Humor

"The Zamzam has been a long time in sinking!":The Tale of an Uncompleted Journey

Lost - Season Four - Exclusive Sneek Peek

hattip: thegoodreverend

LOTR alternate ending

I'm a big fan of both the LOTR books and films, and I have never complained about their length. That said, this video is hilarious.

A blonde walks into a library....

This video will passed around every library in the world...



update: apparently this has been up on youtube for months, but hey its still hilarious.

Reconsilosec

Check out more videos here.

Hatip: aka Pastor Guy, Body Piercing Saved My Life and Think Christian

Elizabethtown the movie

We kickstarted our vacation last Thursday with the movie Elizabethtown which easily moves into my top 5 of 2005. Besides the fun story, quality acting, and great music, the movie features "Rusty's Learning to Listen Part 8" - perhaps the best fictional kid's video ever.

"Hi. Now....if I blow this house up...will you promise to behave and mind your mommy and daddy?"

"Yes!"

"Good. Let's blow it up."

Do you suffer from Bono Fatigue? Find the help you need in "a Place for Bono Vox Detox."
(Hat tip:Lark News)

The McPassion

For those of you with a highspeed connection and an appreciation for satire, check out the McPassion.

The greatest story ever told
and a fast food giant unite
to deliver the tie-in of tie-ins.

But hurry, The McPassion is being served for a limited time only...

Also check out Christianity Today's interview with the film's director.